LEAGUE NEWS

Former Sydney Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce has spoken to media a day after he was granted a release from the club.

Pearce had two years left on his deal with the Roosters but the arrival of former Melbourne Storm halfback Cooper Cronk put the NSW Blues star in an awkward position.

Despite assurances from coach Trent Robinson and Cronk that the club wanted the pair to work together in the halves and that there was more to gain than to lose from the move, Pearce obviously felt differently.